The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Pearce Phillips took 3rd of 32 in the 55–59 age group at Birmingham 2026, in 1:21:50.
Legs and stations told different stories: 71% of the field beaten on the runs, 40% on the stations. On the wall balls the field had the edge, by 3:05. The race faded late: the second half went 2:05 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
The field ran 1:43 faster at Birmingham 2026 than at Cardiff 2026, a quicker course than most.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:43Running 1 5:12v median +0:03
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Block 02 7:38Running 2 4:17v median −0:13
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Block 03 8:51Running 3 4:31v median −0:18
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Block 04 9:39Running 4 4:31v median −0:18
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Block 05 9:05Running 5 4:32v median −0:28
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Block 06 6:22Running 6 4:29v median −0:22
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Block 07 10:22Running 7 4:28v median −0:26
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Block 08 14:51Running 8 4:30v median −0:40
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 5:28
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 693
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 693 men who finished.